. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on kutv channel 2. breaking news on the bay bridge a major back-up right now after a spill prompts crews to close down throw lanes of the upper deck. good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello again everyone i'm heather holmes and we begin with that breaking news happening on the bay bridge. there were three lanes of the upper deck of the bridge blocked by some kind of spill. this is the westbound direction heading into san francisco. all of those red lines you see

on the top. within the last 20 minutes the lanes were cleared and re- opened and as you can see it's caused a major back-up on the span and at the toll plaza. take a look at that back-up there. drivers, you are expectf warned to expect delays trying to get into san francisco tonight. now to the latest on the fight over foie gras. a legal loophole has put the delicacy back on the menu and protesters back on the attack with one of them getting arrested. it all happened tonight in san francisco. ktvu's debora villone to explain how foie gras is being served despite a state ban. >> reporter: ken this could be contraband, almost anywhere else. foie gras slider served at the presidio social club that says its sketch from state law because it's on federal property.

. we'll have that story in just a few minutes, as soon as we can get it available. we have the package. let's go to it now. >> what law am i break? i to be breaking a law. >> reporter: u.s. park police arrested this protester fore disorderly conduct when he wouldn't budge from the restaurant 's entrance. activists knocked here because even though california enacted a ban july 1st on products made from force-fed birds, namely foie gras, it is back. this $20 entree on the menu in the presidio, a national park. >> immature childish behavior. they are trying to evade enforcement, but it's not going to workment they are not a

sovereign nation. >> i didn't believe there would be picketers. >> reporter: even snapping a quick shot of their forbidden sliders before polishing them off. >> it's a guilty pleasure that you least have to try once. >> we almost didn't come. >> reporter: one couple invited for a birthday brought a letter of disapproval to the owner. >> if you want to overturn the law, you should work for that, but he is kind of setting himself above the law. >> i think it's unfair to their competitors. it's clearly a violation of the law. >> reporter: restaurant management declined an interview, but the said bubbing the ban is a business decision. legally an opinion would have to come from the state attorney general or u.s. attorney. so far, neither is biting on the issue. >> it's a law, and a law should be enforced. >> reporter: protesters plan to be back. the presidio supper club plans to stick with foie gras.

the cities had a few other represents on federal lau land, but so far none are creating a flap like this one. live in san francisco, debora villone, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now on another restaurant, allegedly trying to find a way aroutine foie gras ban. this restaurant was the target of a demonstration by animal rights activists. chefs say that they are serving liver pate as part of their $130 tasting menu. but the restaurant says it's not violating the law since it's been offered free to customers and not being sold. the highway patrol is questioning a woman tonight after investigators say she was involved in a fiery crash that claims the lave santa rosa man. the accident happened just west of the irwin lane in santa rosa around 4:45 this afternoon. highway patrol investigators

say woman was apparently chasing a motorcyclist at high- speed following some sort of domestic dispute. at one point she hit a lexus and then allegedly lost control of her car and hit a triumph. the triumph overturned and caught fire. the driver of that triumph, a 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at scene. investigators say alcohol or drugs may have played a role in the incident. the victim's name has not yet been released. a student pilot managed to walkway from a crash-landing in novato this afternoon with just a cut on his arm. this is what his plane looked like when emergency crews arrived at scene of the accident of the crash before 4:00 this afternoon. we first reported today at 6:00, that student pilot based on the gnoss field airport in novato. according to the manager on duty the pilot reported having some kind of engine trouble. his plane skid into the mashland nearby and flipped. >> there were several other pilots in the area that either heard or witnessed the incident. rushed over, lifted the rear of the aircraft

up off the ground and that allowed pilot to exit the aircraft with only a minor injury to his hand. >> the plane is an rv7a, the airport manager says it's an specialtial plane that the pilot assembled himself. federal aviation investigators interviewed that pilot over the phone for their investigation. airport operations at gnoss field were back to normal about an hour after the incident. we're getting word tote that that fire burning near auburn in the sierra foothills has destroyed its first home the fire has burned about 2,000 acres in placer county and still threatening more than a dozen hopes. janine de la vega reports. the fire has burned more than 950 acres and growing calfire says it's only 20% contained. >> reporter: the threat of fire prompted

governor brown to add five blackhawk essex porter helicopters from the california national guard to aid in the fight to drop water on the flames. a former firefighter tells us that the pink paint hornets makes the aircrafts more visible wheel they fly through the billowing smoke. >> they are going to help us drop fire on the hot spot spotts and because the fire is burning in such a remote area, the helicopters are critical now. >> reporter: while much the firefight is in the air, the number of personnel on the ground has grown to nearly 22,000ment they are concerned about the people live living in the nearby county of col tax and forest hill. fire crews from crocket,ing moreag, contra costa county, richmond and el cerrito are all here, ready to be positioned near homes that are threatened. >> we're excited and want to be here. we're willing to help. >> reporter: the challenge that they face is the steep, rugged terrain where the fire is burning. >> it's very difficult to get in there and actually put it out using hand lines. it's unknown how long the local

firefighters will be gone, but fire officials say usually after seven daze the firefighters will rotate out and be replaced. janine de la vegaa, ktvu chars. santa cruz police released a sketch of a man suspected of starting a fire at a restaurant storage shed. arsonist is described as african-american, in his mid to late 30s, 180 pounds with an average build i'm witness says the man came up to him outside the restaurant on church street around 2:20 thursday morning and said, "i am sorry." >> unthen took off on a 10- speed bike. that is when the witness noticed fire and called for help. oakland firefighters made quick work of a one alarm fire at the 3-unit building. fire officials say the building was vacant and the fire was controlled in 15 minutes, but the damage was estimated at $80,000 the cause of the fire is under investigation.

firefighters in the south bay had a challenge on their hands fighting a stubborn fire at a lumberyard. fire broke out at monterey and blanchard rhoad. they to truck in water from down the street since there was no hydrant nearby. berkeley police are hoping to hear from points about an accident that killed a 65-year- old professor as he rode his bike yesterday afternoon. the truck driver told investigators he didn't think he had hit anyone and police say it is possible that he was not involved at all. at ward winning profess was a

visiting lecturer at uc berkeley from hebrew university of verse lum. activists from jerusalem. activists were on hand to protest the new jail to be built in redwood city. as ktvu's john sasaki found they are not the only ones against this project. >> no more cages we need jobs. >> reporter: it was a mall, but passionate protest against san mateo's soon to be built jail. >> people can achieve jail because that is the option that is left to thim. >> reporter: protesters say the $155 million to build the jail and $40 million to run it annually should be use instead to help improve the lives of young people. >> i think if they are doing this that we're committing the resources that we need to educate our children to the confinement of their parents. >> reporter: jail has been in the works for seven years and the county board of supervisors approved it because of serious jail overcrowding. board president says the county is always looking for ways to reduce the jail population. >> we want to put in programs,

greater programs than we can do now because of the overcrowding and lack of space and see if we can do the wraparound services to help people rehabituate and rehabilitate. >> while the operators made a deal to sell the building to the droit the, they are not happy either. >> we have to shut down for five working days just to move and yes, the city compensates to what they think it's worth. but i mean it's a huge inconvenience. >> reporter: this building is scheduled to be torn down in a few weeks. the new is jail is set to open in 2015. redwood city, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. south bay officials are warping the public to ignore letters offering to grant deeds for their property. the santa clara district attorney's office says represents are getting mailers for grant deeds for $90. the district attorney says the county

charges $10 for a grant deed which is rearly ever needed because the document is record. experts say if you need a copy of the deed you can visit your county recorder's website. >> an agency steps in to make sure the reno air races resume after that devastating crash last year. who it is and what they did to help. the presidential campaign is -- the election rather is still months away, but the full campaign is in swing. hear the newest attack the president is waging against rival mitt romney. see the key change an artist made to a mural featuring late penn state football coach joe paterno. developing news out of benicia, where police say a gunman fired at a police officer.

. developing news now out bay, police are searching for i guard who opened fire on a police officer. the shoot led to a chase if benicia, where police have continuing their search for the gunman. ktvu's janine de la vega has the latest information for us. >> reporter: ken, this is still a very active scene. tension is running high among benicia police. solana county sheriff's deputies are out here and so are benicia police because they think a gunman is on the loose, somewhere here. we're told he shot at a benicia police officer, and then tried to carjack somebody here who

lives in this neighborhood. now let's take a look at the video that we took earlier today. you can see there are two bullet holes in the front windshield of a benicia police car. this all started around 6:00 p.m. tonight. we're told by authorities that a male suspect opened fire at an officer at rose drive and tyne court in benicia. we don't know the motive and we're told that power is not hurt, but authorities say the suspect fled and turned up at the complex here at benicia highlands and then tried to carjack somebody who apparently lives here and now they are looking for that gunman. there is a s.w.a.t. team out here, again as well as solano county sheriffs and other police agencies. we see them up and down cambridge, the street we're on now and they are spread throughout the city, along 780, right off of the columbus parkway exit. right now back out here live at

the scene, solano county sheriff's offices and benicia police are telling people who live in this apartment complex, if they have somewhere else to go, to go there. they are telling people it's not really safe to stay there, because again, they believe that the gunman could be very close to here hiding out that is the latest reporting live from benicia, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. if janine has any more new information before the end of the newscast we'll pass it along. a monia leak brought an ammonia leak brought out the hazmat team. a leaky gasket released 500 pounds of amoanism two people were treated for eye and throat irritation. bakery was honored bit obama in april for its sustainable business practices. a san bruno couple is still

hospitalized tonight after yesterday's fire that killed their 2-year-old grabbedson. that fire broke out before 9:00 yesterday morning at the family's home on lake drive. relatives say the grant parents babysits 2-year-old akash parsad and believe that the fire started in an upstair chloeet where the grandmother a shrine with candles. a tourist agency in reno shake sure that the national championship air races happen again this year. last year's crash killed 11 people and injured dozens more. after that crash, insurance premiums for the event jumped to $2 million. yesterday the financial committee for the visitor's authority voted to donate $70,000 to premium payments. the authority will meet later this month to consider full approval. in election 2012 news a former republican presidential candidate buries the hatchet. rick santorum campaigned today for mitt romney. while president obama spent another day in virginia turning

up the heat on his republican rival. meliss melissa rainey reports. >> heavy rain didn't stop president obama's trip to virginia, part of a swing through the battleground state he barry won in 2008. he sent a clear message. >> the outcome of this election will determine not only what happens next year and year after that, but the next 20 years. >> reporter: saturday the obama campaign released this ad. >> mr. flmi has a different idea. he invested in companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcion. i don't want a pioneer in outsourcing rt presumptive g.o.p. nominee spent day at his lake house in new hampshire. his one time rival for the

nomination, senator rick santorum campaigned on his beaver for the first time, speaking in greenburgh, pennsylvania. >> we must rally and do whatever we can to submit governor mitt romney sew is the next press of the united states. >> reporter: a potential vp pick gave the g.o.p.es weekly media access. >> there is no denying the challenges that america faces today are real and they are serious, but i know we can solve them with the right policies and the right leadership. >> reporter: mr. obama has a slight lead over mr. romney in virginia. the obama campaign has spent almost $100 million in tv- ads in key swing states including virginia, florida and ohio the president's spending surpasses romney's spending by 4:1. about 75% are attack ads that cyst kristize the republican candidate. for his part romney says, "all of the spending is not influenced the poll numbers,

which his campaign says are exactly the same as they were before the ads ." the environmental protection agency has dropped a rule that would have created huge livestock farms to report on how they handle waste. the epa announced that they would collect the information from other sources. concentrated animal feeding operation with generate more waste and environmentalists pushed for the proposed law to enforce the clean water act. there are reports tonight that former penn state football coach joe paterno secretly negotiated an early retirement package after he was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury investigating jerry sandusky. the new york times reports the package includes millions of dollars in benefits for his surviving family that continue for years. montero's family says that penn state suggested the retirement package and some of those

provisions, such as use of penn state 's private plane were in previous contracts gross margin an artists had removed the hallow depicting the mural. the artist added the halo after paterno's death in january and added a blue-ribbon to paterno's coat to support victims of child abuse. 300 volunteers took part in the monthly clean team event. they fanned out all over the bay view -- hunters point neighborhood to scoop up trash, green up graffiti and plant some trees. some of the volunteers know this area well. >> we have quite a number of only from the neighborhood, from many of the housing sites that are here in the neighborhood. sunnydale and some parts of the valley. >> wolves the department of

public works say so for this year volunteers have donated more than 5,000 hours of their time beautifying the city. well, shark experts say it's unprecedented. a fifth fatal shark attack in less than a year off the very same coastline. tonight a witness describes the horrific scene. >> the fog is working its way back into the bay. coming up the temperature change you will notice for your sunday and the timing of your next major cooling trend.

. nunn observers now say it appears this week's deadly attacks on a syrian village targeted the homes of rebels and other at visits and also claimed lifestyles of women and children. julie banderas updates us on the latest wave of violence and we need to warn you some of the video is quite graphic.

gut wrenching scenes from western syria. >> reporter: this teenager crying, pleading with his dead father to get up. while their official mission remains supposed, nunn nunn observers are still on the scene. people greeting the observers saying this site of one of the deadliest massers can of the 16- month-long forces, syria forces targeting anti- government visits and former members who defected. locals say there are victims of all ages. >> they burned children in front of our eyes. had he held the men like this and stabbed them, one here, and one here. >> reporter: at least 150 people among the dead and the un says they were killed at the hands of syrian troops. >> this involved mechanized units, indirect fire, as well as helicopters. >> reporter: syria denying its troops played any role in the killing. they are blaming armed terrorists. meanwhile assad attacks continue e

on the city of homs:red cross now viewing the fighting as an internal armed conflicts and in other words, it's a civil war. the difference is important because it can help lay the groundwork for future prosecution for war crimes. in other news of the world in afghanistan a day that was supposed to be build it joy ended in horror as a suicide bomber dead stated explosives at a wedding, killing 23 people. the father of the bride, a prominent pleb of parliament was among the dead. also killed was a high-level official in the intelligence agency and a police chief. the taliban is denying responsibility for that attack. in egypt, u.s. security of state hillary clinton met with the new islamist president of egypt to talk regional security and economic issues. clinton discussed suv plans to relieve up to $1 billion in egyptian debt and offer about

$300 million in various loans. clinton is looking for assurances that egypt will continue its close relations with the u.s., including intelligence sharing, access to the suez canal and help with the war terror. clinton meets tomorrow with the head of egypt's military. in japan, flooding and torrential rains forced the evacuation of a quarter a million people from their homes. the flooding in the southwest western part of the japan has killed at least 20 people over the last three days. many of the victims in their 70s awn 70s. meteorologists say more than 30 inches of rain fall in just 72 hours. more rain is expected in the next few day. there was another fatal shark attack today in western australia. this is the fifth such attack in the last ten months. this morning's attack happened near wedge island about 100 miles north of perth. a witness described bloody and

frightening scene as he tried to bring the surfer's remains to shore. >> a massive, massive white shark centralling the body, half the torso that was left and i went to grab the body and the shark came at me on the jet sky and tried to knock me off. >> bait lines in the water in an effort to catch the shark. an aft lan research scientists called the number of attacks unprecedented. >> a young east bay girl survives a fall from a second- story window. we'll update you on her condition. also ahead, the search continues for is a-year-old sierra lamar and today parents had another reason to rhomdown to the search center. it's a beer-feet with a purpose and how raising your glasses at this festival can raise spirits for those miles away.

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. we want to update you on that developing story on the bay bridge. all leans of upper deck of the bridge are now open. three lanes were blocked earlier tonight by some kind of spill just before treasure island. spill has been cleared and despite lanes being open, as you can see, there is still a major back-up at the toll plaza. if you are in the city waiting for some friends to show up to your house and you are wondering where they are, they are probably sitting right there right now and if you talk to them on the telephone, say go to the san mateo bridge, you might get into the city faster. a 3-year-old girl in east bay is recovering after a two story fall. the accident happened in morning at an apartment complex on fremont boulevard in fremont. the girl, whose name is being withheld fell when a window screen gave way. she plunged to the ground and her father climbed down to

rescue her. amazingly authorities say she only suffered bumps and bruises. she was taken to children's hospital in oakland for observation. >> a free first aid training session in the east bay was aimed at teaching bystanders how to cope with the crisis organizers say it's important for people to know what to do before an ambulance arrives. >> what we do is that we go out and we teach our people on how to save each other rather than get shot, stabbed, any bleeding, trauma, strokes, seizures and things of that nature. >> they plan to offer more of the emergency triage training throughout the year. word tonight that police have arrest a 34-year-old san rafael man on child molestation charges. san falafel police arrested ruiz on thursday. investigators say ruiz live named home as his alleged victim an 11-year-old girl. ruiz is in custody in lieu of $1 million bail. now to the latest on the

search for south bay teenager sierra lamar. monday will mark four months since the 15-year-old disappeared, and as ktvu's lorraine blanco tells us that voters were out against with today and this time they had a second mission r as dedicated volunteers emback, on another search effort for 15-year-old sierra lamar. her mother marlene is helping other parents protect their little ones. it's a different world now that we live in. i just feel it's too easy for them to get hurt and too easy for them to be taken away or something horrific happen to them. >> reporter: andrea paine got emotionaz as they get their photos and fingerprints taken by the klaaskids foundation. >> considering where we are and what happened here oat morgan hill. >> we utilize high-tech equipment and it's so sophisticate questioned get

viable prints on children as young as only a couple months old. >> reporter: families also take home a biodoc to document important details about their keds. a list of tips in an emergency and a guide to talk to them about potential dangers. almost four months into the search for sierra, her mother puts on a brave face. >> it's like therapy coming to the center. every time i come here, i feel hopeful. i feel encouraged. >> reporter: by offering what she can to others, maybe she will get what she needs in return. the search for sierra lamar will continue every wednesday and saturday indefinitely as long as volunteers keep coming out. in morning hill, lorraine blanco, cuisinart channel 2 news. be sure to go to ktvu.com for more information on the sierra lamar case. look for the sierra lamar tab on our home page. computer whizs are hitting the keyboards this weekend for

a at&t mobile hack athereon. the event brings app developers, and programmers together. organizers say the hack-athon. after a long session the hack-athon wraps up tomorrow with prizes for the top apps and best hackers. beef lovers raised their glasses today in san francisco to help low-income women fight cancer. more than 60 breweries poured their wears at the 12th breastfest at fort mason. last year the event raised $27 off and on for the charlotte maxwell clinic. organizers say the support is critical. >> many low-income women fall out of treatment because of poverty and this holistic approach is really about extending survivorship. >> the clinics located in

oakland and san francisco offer alternative treatments and other support, such as transportation. and the services are free. all right, she called it truth in advertising, but oftens might just call it furty of a woman scorned. we'll show you what is behind this unusual for-sale sign. ouch. and warm-up and then another cool down. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo is here with a look at our polar-depression forecast coming up ♪ ♪

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. well, some major temperature swing across the bay area over the last days and that will continue this weekend and into next week. right now on live stormtracker 2, i have the radar already to

show you, not here in the bay area, but to our south and east. some showers and thunderstorms out towards the vegas area. you could see a little bit of activity in that part of the region right now. we have have low clouds and fog banked up to the shoreline, heading into the bay. reports of overcast for san francisco oakland and hayward. so against once again the clouds a bit factor in our forecast. you can see the temperatures maxing out in the 70s inland. san francisco, 64 and san josi at 81 degrees. forecast headlines for tonight we have areas of fog still a bit of a breeze out there. tomorrow, a touch warmer, but then we go the other direction for monday and tuesday, with the sun-cloud mix as a weak weather system moves in the north. first thing sunday morning, areas of fog targeting the coast and also right around the bay. so no big change here's. this is the weather system that

has been cooling off the bay area basically yesterday. and temperatures recovered today. as this scoots out to the north and east, we're going to warm things up. most areas 2-5 degrees from today's highs. here is the key change as we head into monday and tuesday, this very cool weather still for this time of year approaches northern california. you can see the result, we cool things off into monday, significantly by tuesday, warmest locations only in the low to mid-70s. we're also going to ramp up the low clouds and also some higher clouds moving in as well. here is our forecast model showing you some of the overcast first thing sunday morning. coast side and also right around the bay, towards monterey as well. as we put this into motion in the afternoon hours, clouds clearing back and, in fact, we could have a few breaks for part of the coast. that red contour links with the 90s inland. the extreme warm end is around the 90-degree manch oakland 72 and lots of sunshine out towards livermore. san josi 83 and san francisco

maxes out around 66 degrees. here is a look ahead, your five- day forecast. with your weekend always in view, there is our thinking with cataloging trend monday cooling trend monday into tuesday. heather and ken i'm not the best person to talk to about wardrobe advice, but i would say keep the sweaters nearby the next couple of days. >> fashionable for not, warm is the importantly thing. [ laughter ] >> thank you, mark. a powerful solar storm is hitting earn and it could produce spectacular northern lights as far south as northern california. this is video from nasa, the radiation began to hit earth around 6:00 a.m. pacific time. people in northern california, near the oregon border may get to see a rare northern lights show tonight and possibly tomorrow. a oregon mother is getting

a lot of attention with a for- sale sign that reads the following: ell zoeber says the sign is nothing more than truth in advertising. so far no sale pending, but zoeber has made a side business selling refrigerator magnets of the house for-sale sign. coming up next, the ar's go on a hit parade and tim lincecum makes a strong effort, but a strange play could put the victory in jeopardy. sportswrap with joes fonzi is coming up next.

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